Makeover Sex

Studies show that cosmetic surgery can boost women's self-esteem—and, a new University of Pittsburgh survey finds, their sex lives. After breast, abdomen, and thigh procedures, 95 percent of patients noted better body image, and more than half said they tried more sexual activities, according to lead researcher Guy M. Stofman, chief of plastic surgery at the Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. Eighty percent of breast-surgery and 50 percent of body-surgery patients reported more frequent and powerful orgasms, and 70 percent of both groups said their partner's satisfaction was also enhanced. Face- and brow-lift patients had fewer statistically significant improvements in their sex lives.